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If a=^i+^j+^k, b=2^i^j+3^k and c=^i2^j+^k find a unit vector parallel to the vector 2a - b + 3c.

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We have,
a=^i+^j+^k, b=2^i^j+3^k and c=^i2^j+^k
Let v=2ab+3c=2(^i+^j+^k)(2^i^j+3^k)+3(^i2^j+^k)=3^i3^j+2^k
Now, |v|=|3^i3^j+2^k|=32+(3)2+22=22
Hence, the unit vector along v is
^v=v|v|=3^i3^j+2^k22=(322^i322^j+222^k)


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